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CIT311 List of Questions

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Q1 Why is the destination address examined in the header while routing the packets in datagram
switching?
For determination of next hop in the path towards the destination
For determination of previous hop in the path towards the destination
For determination of next hop generated from the source
For determincation of previous hop generated from the source

Q2 �?��?��?��?��?� message handling system model in ISDN is used for remote

operations and reliable transfer server.
X.400
X.401
X.408
X.410

Q3 �?��?��?��?� are used for negotiating the network facilities for supporting additional
services such as direct inward dialing, call forwarding etc.
Call establishment message
Call control message
Call disconnect message
Other message

Q4 The first generation of ISDN is called as a narrowband ISDN which has a

�?��?��?��?��?� orientation.
circuit switching
diatagram packet switching
message switching
virtual circuit packet switching

Q5 When does the fixed path get established between the source and destination in the virtual packet
switching network?
Before the transmission of packets
After the transmission of packets
During the transmission of packets
All of the above

Q6 The sequence of the packetized information to be transmitted between the nodes in an

establishment phase of virtual packet switching is ________
unidirectional in nature
bidirectional in nature
multi-directional in nature
unpredictable in nature

Q7 In transport layer, a message is normally divided into transmittable

Segments
Signals

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Networks
Frames

Q8 Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) technology was originally designed as a

LAN Technology
WAN Technology
DSL Technology
IP Technology

Q9 Which of the following is done in the physical layer of the ATM network?
Cell multiplexing and demultiplexing
Generic flow control
Transmission frame generation/recovery
Monitoring of the user information field for bit errors and possible corrective actions

Q10 Why is ATM the goal for future networking?

It is efficient for data transfer.
It's the only technology suitable for transmission of digital television.
It allows the integration of voice,data and video into one network.
It creates an error free network.

Q11 ATM is fundamentally a

Circuit switching
Packet switching
Narrow band
None of these

Q12 ATM technology supports different types of connections between two

Stations
Switches
End Users
Packages

Q13 X.25 standard specifies

data bit rate
technique for start-stop data
technique for dial access
DTE/DCE interface

Q14 The main important technical contribution of B-ISDN is the �?��?�

SMDS
Frame relay
X.25
ATM

Q15 The main important technical contribution of narrowband ISDN is �?�..

SMDS
Frame relay
X.25
ATM

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Q16 Why is the destination address examined in the header while routing the packets in datagram
switching?
For determination of next hop in the path towards the destination
For determination of previous hop in the path towards the destination
For determination of next hop generated from the source
For determincation of previous hop generated from the source

Q17 ----------- connect nodes across an Internetwork regardless of the Physical Layer and Data Link
Layer protocol that is used.
Repeater
Switch
Router
Hub

Q18 The maximum hop count for RIP is?

10
15
20
25

Q19 One of the following is not a Routing Protocol

RIP
EIGRP
OSPF
IEPR

Q20 OSPF is a
Distance vector protocol
Link state protocol
Autonomous system protocol
None of the options

Q21 Which protocol working at the Transport layer provides a connectionless service between hosts?
IP
ARP
TCP
UDP

Q22 CRC stands for

cyclic redundancy check
code repeat check
code redundancy check
cyclic repeat check

Q23 Header of a frame generally contains

synchronization bytes
addresses
frame identifier
all of the mentioned

Q24 Which one of the following task is not done by data link layer?

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framing
error control
flow control
channel coding

Q25 The data link layer takes the packets from _________ and encapsulates them into frames for
transmission.
network layer
physical layer
transport layer
application layer

Q26 A single channel is shared by multiple signals by

analog modulation
digital modulation
multiplexing
none of the mentioned

Q27 Wireless transmission can be done via

radio waves
microwaves
infrared
all of the mentioned

Q28 The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into hardware
specific operations.
data link layer
network layer
trasnport layer
application layer

Q29 The physical layer is responsible for

line coding
channel coding
modulation
all of the mentioned

Q30 In the layer hierarchy as the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are
Added
Removed
Rearranged
Modified

Q31 Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network?
coaxial cable
twisted pair cable
optical fiber
electrical cable

Q32 The _______ is the physical path over which a message travels
Path

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Medium
Protocol
Route

Q33 At data link layer error detection is achieved by

Cyclic Redundancy Code
Hamming codes
Bit stuffing
Equalization

Q34 The physical layer concerns with

bit-by-bit delivery
process to process delivery
application to application delivery
none of the mentioned

Q35 In the layer hierarchy as the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are
Added
Removed
Rearranged
Modified

Q36 Which of the following condition is to be avoided when transferring packets over a medium?
Contention
Collision
Synchronous
Asynchronous

Q37 Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device
Router
Bridge
Repeater
Modem

Q38 A list of protocols used by a system, one protocol per layer, is called
protocol architecture
protocol stack
protocol suit
none of the mentioned

Q39 In computer network nodes are

the computer that originates the data
the computer that routes the data
the computer that terminates the data
all of the mentioned

Q40 A set of rules that governs data communication is referred to as

Protocols
Standards
RFCs
None of the mentioned

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Q41 Which one of the following is an internet standard protocol for managing devices on IP network?
dynamic host configuration protocol
simple network management protocol
internet message access protocol
media gateway protocol

Q42 A connectionless protocol treats each segment

Freely
Independently
Separately
Dependantly

Q43 Which one of the following is not an application layer protocol?

media gateway protocol
dynamic host configuration protocol
resource reservation protocol
session initiation protocol

Q44 Which one of the following is an internet standard protocol for managing devices on IP network?
dynamic host configuration protocol
simple network management protocol
internet message access protocol
media gateway protocol

Q45 When displaying a web page, the application layer uses the
HTTP protocol
FTP protocol
SMTP protocol
None of the mentioned

Q46 Electronic mail uses this Application layer protocol

HTTP
SMTP
FTP
SIP

Q47 This is not a application layer protocol

HTTP
SMTP
FTP
TCP

Q48 An endpoint of an inter-process communication flow across a computer network is called

socket
pipe
port
none of the mentioned

Q49 Transmission control protocol is

connection oriented protocol

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uses a three way handshake to establish a connection

receives data from application as a single stream
all of the options

Q50 Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol used in internet?
TCP
UDP
Both TCP and UDP
None of the options

Q51 Transport layer aggregates data from different applications into a single stream before passing it
to
network layer
data link layer
application layer
physical layer

Q52 Which one of the following extends a private network across public networks?
local area network
virtual private network
enterprise private network
storage area network

Q53 Transport layer protocols deals with

application to application communication
process to process communication
node to node communication
none of the mentioned

Q54 Network congestion occurs

in case of traffic overloading
when a system terminates
when connection between two nodes terminates
none of the mentioned

Q55 Dialogue control and token management are responsibilities of

Network layer
Session Layer
Transport Layer
None of above

Q56 Routing is done on which layer

Datalink Layer
Network Layer
Session
Presentation

Q57 What is the default subnet mask for a class C network?

127.0.0.1
255.0.0.0
255.255.0.0

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255.255.255.0

Q58 Which one of the following is a data link protocol?

ethernet
point to point protocol
hdlc
all of the mentioned

Q59 A __________ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing
information included in the packet.
bridge
firewall
router
all of the mentioned

Q60 Communication channel is shared by all the machines on the network in

broadcast network
unicast network
multicast network
none of the mentioned

Q61 Which one of the following is the multiple access protocol for channel access control?
CSMA/CD
CSMA/CA
CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA
None of the mentioned

Q62 CRC stands for

cyclic redundancy check
code repeat check
code redundancy check
cyclic repeat check

Q63 Header of a frame generally contains

synchronization bytes
frame identifier
addresses
all of the mentioned

Q64 Which one of the following task is not done by data link layer?
framing
error control
flow control
channel coding

Q65 The data link layer takes the packets from _________ and encapsulates them into frames for
transmission.
network layer
physical layer
transport layer
application layer

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Q66 A single channel is shared by multiple signals by

analog modulation
digital modulation
multiplexing
none of the mentioned

Q67 Wireless transmission can be done via

radio waves
microwaves
infrared
all of the mentioned

Q68 The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into hardware
specific operations.
data link layer
network layer
trasnport layer
application layer

Q69 The physical layer is responsible for

line coding
channel coding
modulation
all of the mentioned

Q70 The physical layer provides

mechanical specifications of electrical connectors and cables
electrical specification of transmission line signal level
specification for IR over optical fiber
all of the mentioned

Q71 Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network?
coaxial cable
twisted pair cable
optical fiber
electrical cable

Q72 The _______ is the physical path over which a message travels
Path
Medium
Protocol
Route

Q73 At data link layer error detection is achieved by

Cyclic Redundancy Code
Hamming codes
Bit stuffing
Equalization

Q74 The physical layer concerns with

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bit-by-bit delivery
process to process delivery
application to application delivery
none of the mentioned

Q75 In the layer hierarchy as the data packet moves from the upper to the lower layers, headers are
Added
Removed
Rearranged
Modified

Q76 Which of the following condition is to be avoided when transferring packets over a medium?
Contention
Collision
Synchronous
Asynchronous

Q77 Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device
Router
Bridge
Repeater
Modem

Q78 A list of protocols used by a system, one protocol per layer, is called
protocol architecture
protocol stack
protocol suit
none of the mentioned

Q79 In computer network nodes are

the computer that originates the data
the computer that routes the data
the computer that terminates the data
all of the mentioned

Q80 A set of rules that governs data communication is referred to as

Protocols
Standards
RFCs
None of the mentioned

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